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OT: Coronavirus Resources - and other things to not worry about

We're needing to add a bubble family with a kid soon. I'm starting to worry about long lasting effects on our 4 year old. It's so unnatural, this isolation (she's an only child). She's changing.
 
Aberdeen said:
We're needing to add a bubble family with a kid soon. I'm starting to worry about long lasting effects on our 4 year old. It's so unnatural, this isolation (she's an only child). She's changing.
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I agree its just terrible for families with young kids right now

Venues , camps , etc... all closed

You lose your sanity in isolation
 
trujaysfan said:
We gave in the last couple days and have been around my parents. I usually cook 20-30 meals worth of food for family (3 pork tenderloins wrapped in bacon and 42 chicken drumsticks this week) on the smoker on sundays. They came over for a 45 min visit at the end of cooking. Today we went over and used the pool since it was 875 degrees.
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In Alberta we are allowed a cohort family.

So two households can hangout but the other cohort has to only cohort with you,

So for us it is my mother in law.
 
worm said:
In Alberta we are allowed a cohort family.

So two households can hangout but the other cohort has to only cohort with you,

So for us it is my mother in law.
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Does she bring any skills to the table? Breadmaking...haircuts...gardening, etc
 
Ours is a next door neighbor with 4 year old twins which works out perfect for my 5 and 7 year old

Only downfall is I end up having to parent 4 kids at a time on occasion. Doesnt work out well having 4 kids screaming when you have a hangover but it keep them out of my hair for the most part
 
Try raising a 5 year old and tell her that she can't see anyone. It's doable for a few weeks...but now going into a couple of months, it's just not worth the risk to social development. Our kid has one good friend that we relax a bit for. We are also super close with the other family and have a clear understanding of each other's risks. We let our kid play for a couple hours every week or other week outside. From what I hear from other parents, we are extreme in our behaviour as they are constantly asking for play dates. A lot of families are still sending kids to stay with grandparents, friends, etc. We won't risk that. I need to trust the other family completely.

Some controlled risks are necessary for the family health.
 
SundinsTooth said:
Try raising a 5 year old and tell her that she can't see anyone. It's doable for a few weeks...but now going into a couple of months, it's just not worth the risk to social development. Our kid has one good friend that we relax a bit for. We are also super close with the other family and have a clear understanding of each other's risks. We let our kid play for a couple hours every week or other week outside. From what I hear from other parents, we are extreme in our behaviour as they are constantly asking for play dates. A lot of families are still sending kids to stay with grandparents, friends, etc. We won't risk that. I need to trust the other family completely.

Some controlled risks are necessary for the family health.
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Hmm. Our friends are much more risk adverse. The most we've done is a socially distant nature walk.
 
Aberdeen said:
Hmm. Our friends are much more risk adverse. The most we've done is a socially distant nature walk.
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We are outside of the GTA where the risk is much less....not sure where you are at. Our region has less than a dozen hospitalizations with no deaths in a week. I can't say I would feel the same if I lived in York/Durham/Toronto.
 
Aberdeen said:
So your kids are all playing together? That's what we've been told not to do I thought.
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All the parents work from home and both sets of kids havent left the property in 2 months . We go out for groceries and essentials and that is designated to one person per house hold.

I have been out once in 2 months and that was on a 10am beer run on a Tuesday when I knew no one would be around
 
I’m thinking of taking the kids out to roll around in Medical waste. They’re bored.
 
We have actually been pretty much entirely compliant with the restrictions in place.

Easier as neither of our families live in NS. I'm in at work too, but we comply with the provincial regulations there as well.

To be honest, I've gotten fairly used to it. My wife is also one of my climbing partners, so as long as we can go do that together, I can deal.
 
Aberdeen said:
So your kids are all playing together? That's what we've been told not to do I thought.
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in alberta we can have a cohort household

basically limiting things to two households

none of those kids are allowed to play with anybody else
 
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